QUOTE: "I'll tell you why you closed it down! Because you are an ineffectual, petty, interfering, unimaginative, useless little lackey! WHAT ARE YOU?!"

(a) Which Goody says this quote?

(b) What has been closed down and who is he accusing of closing it?

(c) Which episode is this quote from?

QUIZ: This month's questions are from the episode "The End"

(d) What punishment does Tim ultimately propose for those responsible for the Kew Gardens redevelopment scheme?

(e) Whose name does Graeme misspell while Tim is dictating a letter to him?

(f) How high is the block of concrete that the Goodies' office is encased in?

(g) Which road has to be completed before the Goodies can be rescued?

(h) Why is Tim going to miss the others upon their release?

2. BOFFO IDEAS

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You can make it happen here. Liven up the club with a boffo idea for bob-a-job week. E-mail <enquiries@goodiesruleok.com> with your comments, ideas or suggestions - meanwhile these are the boffo ideas which our club has been working on this month:

The petition now has close to 2,700 signatures. (For the curious, Graeme is signer number 650, Tim is number 858, and Bill is number 2593.)

Thanks to Tim, Graeme, and Bill for being so supportive of this fan effort!

WEBSITE POLLS

We've got a poll again this month … and just in time for "500 Quid A Job Week" too! How would you go about putting the Goodies to work for you? Let us know by riding an out-of-control tea trolley to your nearest website polling station and cast your vote today. You know it makes sense!

For which job would you most like to hire The Goodies?

- gardeners

- doctors

- lawyers

- professional trainers

- musicians

- journalists

- babysitters

- a little light housekeeping

- other

- Rolf Harris wranglers

3. SPOTTED!!!

More exciting than getting your wig-spotters badge! If you've seen the Goodies recently, e-mail <clarion@goodiesruleok.com> with the details. Here's where we've Spotted!!! the Goodies this month:

THE GOODIES PODCAST

New Goodies Podcasts since last month's C&G:

#17: Goodies In Doctor Who: Barnaby Edwards interview

#18: Commentary: Scoutrageous

#19: Interview: Lisa Manekofsky – President of GROK

You can find these and other awesome commentaries and interviews at: http://goodiespodcast.libsyn.com/

It's available for the next 13 days, so plenty of time to watch it at your

leisure. WARNING: episode contains images that will burn your retinas, possibly turn you celibate and will require you to wash your brain out with beer...

4. 2001 AND A BIT

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If you've sighted Tim, Bill or Graeme in a post-Goodies role, e-mail <clarion@goodiesruleok.com> so that we can tell everyone where to spot a Goodie nowadays. Large files (such as scans of articles or photos) for posting on the club's website can be sent to us at: groksite@gmail.com

Those of you seeking radio and tv alerts between issues of the C&G should consider signing up for the Goodies-l mailing list (more details available on the club website), as our crack (cracked?!) team of reporters attempt to post alerts as the information becomes available.

Please note: BBC RADIO SHOWS listed below can be heard online via each station's website (www.bbc.co.uk/radio4 or www.bbc.co.uk/radio7 ) and then for a week after broadcast from the BBC iPlayer (aka Listen Again). Radio shows on the iPlayer can be heard worldwide.

If you can't find the programs you're looking for in the Listen Again portion of that link, you can use the Beebobodge (also listed on that page). You just need the day, time and station and it will create a link for you.

"Dick Fiddy, TV consultant at the BFI, says that a private collector is to thank for the recovery of a missing edition of At Last The 1948 Show (pictured), one of the sketch shows that lead almost directly to the creation of Monty Python's Flying Circus...

All but two episodes of At Last The 1948 Show were destroyed in the late 1960s - a show now considered very important in British comedy history as its stars included John Cleese, Marty Feldman, Graham Chapman and Tim Brooke-Taylor, all of whom would go on to be huge stars.

Mr Fiddy said: "The 1948 Show episode plugs yet another gap in what has become the most successful rebuilding project of the entire Missing Believed Wiped initiative. Material has come back from Sweden, Australia, industry personnel and private collectors to rebuild the once-thought-lost programme. This latest retrieval is a near-complete episode which can be restored with the help of an existing clip of one of the two missing sketches and an audio recording of the other."

Both items will be shown later this year at a Missing Believed Wiped special event at BFI Southbank."

(3rd Jun)

* Network DVD has announced a release of all surviving episodes of the Yorkshire TV version of the hit radio show "Hello Cheeky" starring Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Junkin and Barry Cryer:

forthcoming new comedy series for Australia's Seven Network. Here's a cut & paste from the Spy Report article:

New comedy series for Seven

The Seven Network has signed stand-up comedian, Tim 'Rosso' Ross, to host a new comedy series, Australia Versus.

The new pop culture series, will pit Australian comedians against their British and American rivals in talking up cultural differences, The Sunday Telegraph reports.

Featured local celebrities will include Peter Berner, Peter Helliar, Fiona O'Loughlin, Greig Pickhaver and Rebel Wilson, along with internationally renowned Tim Brooke-Taylor, Pauly Shore and English funnymen Hale and Pace.

Ross told the newspaper that his new program would ultimately be a strong comedy showcase:

"It's just comedians being funny. There are so many talking heads on TV who are not funny. I loved it, as it was a great premise for the comedians – not just the Aussies, but the Poms and Americans.

"Some of the debates are ridiculous - who's got the sexiest starlet, Sophie Monk v Keira Knightley? - but it's a great premise for jokes.

"The music stuff is great, with some uneven contests - Can Khe Sanh really take on (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction?"

The program is expected to premiere later this year.

(7th Jun)

NEWS FROM TIM & GRAEME

Tim and Graeme have sent along the following bits of news.

As mentioned yesterday, Tim will be appearing in a new Australian series called "Australia Versus" in which comedians from America, England, and Australia take on each other (more details at http://www.goodiesruleok.com/news.php?cod=1405 ). Tim explained that his brief appearance in the show was filmed "in a cellar in the UK", where he was interviewed by some nice Brits. Tim said he answered questions and "batted for Britain"; as he hasn't seen what the other comedians said he doesn't know who "won". Guess he'll have to wait for the finished show like the rest of us to see how he did (we'll be rooting for you, Tim!)

Graeme said the recording for the BBC Radio 4 "Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere" documentary last month was very good and fun, too. He explained that Ross Noble, the presenter, "was given a list of questions for the documentary but we just kept drifting off topic and chatting about the shows."

In other radio news, "The Unbelievable Truth", which is produced by Graeme and Jon Naismith's Random Productions, will be recording an episode at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August. Graeme won't be appearing on the panel, but will be along as script editor.

Graeme also reports that he and Tim, along with the rest of the "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue" team, are hoping to do a short tour at the end of the year. No details are available as yet.

Thanks for the info, guys!

(Lisa Manekofsky – 8th Jun)

I'M SORRY I HAVEN'T A CLUE (ISIHAC) and

I'M SORRY I'LL READ THAT AGAIN (ISIRTA)

* I thought your readers might like to know I've posted an interview I conducted with Keith Wickham - who has been restoring episodes of I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again for BBC radio - to my website Wipednews.com.

To book online simply go to the what's on page and click on the 'book now' icon next to the show of your choice. Please note that only MasterCard, Maestro and Visa are accepted when booking online.

Tickets can also be purchased by calling in person at The Cambridge Corn Exchange Box Office, Wheeler Street, Cambridge CB2 3QB

The box office is located on the same side of the road as the venue – 2 doors down. The Box office opening hours are Monday - Saturday 10am - 6pm (or 30 minutes after the start of a show on performance days). The phone lines close at 6pm.

The show starts at 7.30pm (doors 7pm) and finishes around 10.15pm.

The recording features Jack Dee in the chair, with Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer and Colin Sell at the piano. The guest is David Mitchell.

* Friday 18th June at the Royal Festival Hall in London's Southbank Centre.

We will be performing our acclaimed 'live' theatre show as part of this year's Meltdown Festival at the Southbank. We have been invited to take part by this year's Festival Curator, the brilliant Richard Thompson (he of Fairport Convention etc). The show will be hosted by Rob Brydon and will feature a line up of Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer, Jeremy Hardy and Colin Sell at the piano. This is the online link for tickets:

Finally, thank you to all who came to the wonderful Memorial Concert for Humph on Sunday 25th April. I received many lovely emails from people who were there and enjoyed it. It was a terrific celebration of the great man. If you didn't make it - don't despair. The show was recorded for Radio 4 (broadcast date TBC) and will be released in full on CD in due course. All money raised to go towards the Humph Trust, devoted to supporting and encouraging young jazz musicians.

(15th May)

* Tim, Graeme, and the rest of the "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue" team will be doing a fundraising event for Slapstick 2011 on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at Colston Hall in Bristol, England. Following are the details about the event. Tickets can be booked from Colston Hall, either online (http://www.colstonhall.org/boxoffice ) or by calling the booking line at 0117 922 3686

"Whether the teams are singing the words of one song to the tune of another, making up serial rhymes or entering the mythic maze of Mornington Crescent, they have now become the National Theatre of fun" Gillian Reynolds, Daily Telegraph

This is a special fundraising event with all profits being donated to arts and community projects including Bristol's Slapstick Silent Comedy Festival.

To book a child seat online please select INTCHILD. To book a Bristol Silents concessionary seat please select INTERCON and enter your password when prompted.

(22nd May)

* An article at Cambridge News online says the 1,300 tickets for the "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue" show to be held at the Cambridge Corn Exchange sold out within 10 minutes, making it the venue's fasting selling show of the year.

* Tickets for an "I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue" tour (not radio recording) date at the Newcastle City Hall on December go on sale Monday, 14th June. The Box Office phone is 0191 2612606; details about booking in person can be found at http://www.newcastlecityhall.org/box-office

The show will start at approximately 7.30pm that evening. Ticket prices are £23, £20, £15

Here's a blurb from the website, which has a small photo of the team:

BBC Radio's multi award-winning antidote to panel games begins a new UK tour, after sell-out tours in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Join Jack Dee, Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Jeremy Hardy and pianist Colin Sell for an unmissable evening of inspired nonsense. "Whether the teams are singing the words of one song to the tune of another, making up serial rhymes or entering the mythic maze of Mornington Crescent, they have now become the National Theatre of fun"

(12th Jun)

5. GOODIES WORDFINDER

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(by Brett Allender)

This puzzle contains hidden words and phrases relating to The Goodies episode "Invasion Of The Moon Creatures".

Try to find all the listed words in the puzzle. Words may be found horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. Upon completion, the 11 unused letters can be rearranged to form a solution of two words (6 and 5 letters) from this episode - clue: "Tim and Bill unleash this on Britain"